Why did the Meerut Sepoys refuse the army drill using the new cartridges?
85 Sepoys were dismissed from service and jailed.
Cartridges were suspected of being coated with the fat of cows and pigs.
They wanted to disobey their officers.
Soldiers demanded an increase in their salary.
Therefore, 85 sepoys were dismissed from service and on 9 May 1857 they were sentenced to 10 years in jail for disobeying their officers. ... This was too much for the sepoys. They refused to do the army drill using the new cartridges, which were suspected of being coated with the fat of cows and pigs.
